Indra Nooyi Age, Biography, Husband & More

Bio
Real Name	Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi
Nickname	Not Known
Profession/Occupation	Business Executive
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 62 kg in Pounds- 137 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.)	33-28-36
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	28 October 1955 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	69 Years
Birth Place	Madras (now Chennai), Madras State, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian-American
Hometown	Madras (now Chennai), India (lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA)
School	Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Madras (now Chennai), India
College/University	The Madras Christian College (MCC), Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Joka, Kolkata, West Bengal, India The Yale School of Management, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Educational Qualifications	B.S. from Madras Christian College in 1974 P.G.D.M. from IIM Calcutta in 1977 M.A. from Yale School of Management in 1978
Family	Father- Not Known (employed at the State Bank of Hyderabad in India) Mother- Not Known Brother- Narayan Krishnamurthy Sister- Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon (playback singer)
Religion	Hinduism
Ethnicity	Asian
Hobbies	Reading, Playing Guitar
Favourite Things
Favourite Books	The Road to Character by David Brooks
Favourite Sports	Cricket
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	8 March 1985
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known
Husband	Raj K. Nooyi
Children	Sons- N/A Daughters- Tara Nooyi, Preetha Nooyi
Money Factor
Salary	$18.6 million (as in 2014)
Net Worth	$144 million (as in December 2014)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Indra Nooyi

• Does Indra Nooyi smoke?: Not Known

• Does Indra Nooyi drink alcohol?: Not Known

• She was born in a conservative Tamil family in Madras (now Chennai) in the State of Tamil Nadu in India.

• Her father was an employee of State Bank of Hyderabad.

• Her grandfather was a Civil Judge.

• She was raised by her mother along with her sister and in an interview, she revealed that every night at the dinner table, her mother asked them to write a speech about what we would do if we were Chief Minister, Prime Minister or President.

• In her childhood, she was a rebellious young girl and was known to be “wild”.

• She has been a member of the All-Girls Cricket Team.

• She also used to play guitar in a band.

• While studying at the Yale University, she worked as a receptionist from midnight till sunrise.

• Indra Nooyi’s 1st job was with Mettur Beardsell, Ltd, which was a British Textile Company and after that she worked as the Product Manager at the Johnson & Johnson.

• She also worked at the Boston Consulting Group for 6 months.

• From 1986 to 1990, she worked as the Vice President of Motorola.

• Indra Nooyi joined PepsiCo in the year 1994 and became its president and CFO in 2001.

• She led the acquisition of Tropicana in 1998.

• She was appointed the 5th CEO of PepsiCo in 2006.

• In 2007, Indian Government honored her with Padma Bhushan.

• In 2014, Forbes ranked her 13 in World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. 

• She is a pure vegetarian.